Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1871 — Medical Mistakes. [ARTICLE]

Medical Mistakes.

It took the faculty about a thouaaud year* to dlecov.r that the best way to cure dlaeaee waa not to render the patient too weak to contend with It. Within the last twjuty year*, however, the whole system of medical practice hae been changed for the better. In dlseaeee or complaints caused by excessive heat, for Instance, the doctors no longer recommend the' reduction of the Invalid's strength by prostrating medicines. The vast suecc*h which has attended tho use of Hostetler's Stomach Hitters as a remedy for debility, has given even tho most prejudiced members of the old school an Insight Into the only true and rational thoory of care. Cantharidce, calomel, and overpowering doset of oplum v are now among the obsolete nostrums of anotbor age. The lancet, once at much the legitimate weapon of the physician aa the sword is of the soldier, is seldom drawn from ita case. The principle of life le no longer drained from the veins by tho qusrt, and water-gruel for the stroDglhleas Invalid haa ceased to be considered an appropriate diet. Vigor Is the motto ol tho rational members of the profession, and thsy understand, at last, the value of a sterling vegetable tonic. So, also, with the people at large; and without consntlng medical men at all, thoy have adopted the hitters as a bbnsebold remedy, thereby economising both cash and health. Note the fact, that Hostetler's Stomach Bitters Is sold In bottles only, nevei'ln bulk, and that the abortions springing np In various parts of the country, and sometimes offered as substitutes for the great national specific, are all utterly worthlcss. - HrmituAX Aromatic «cH»*rrs.—This medical beverage Is manufactured by the proprietor at Schiedam, Holland, expressly for medical uenand is not only warranted Tree from a'l deleterious compounds, but of the besf possiblo quality, and is the only alcoholic beverage that hss the endorsement of the medical faculty. Put up in quart and pint bottles. For sale by all drugg tts aiid grocers. Goer on Riiki'M*tism Is quickly relieved and cured in a few days by that celebrated English Medicine, Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. Pbrby Davis’ Pain Kili.br Is an excellent regnlator of the stomach and bowels, and should always he kept on hand, especially at this season of the year, Avhen eo many suffer from bowel complaints. There Is nothing so quick to relieve tn attacks of Cholera. Bold at only 25 cents a bottle, by merchants generally. '